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• 2024 NFL Power Rankings Divisional Round: Ravens crack top 3 after thrashing Steelers

Photo by Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images The latest power rankings following their Wildcard Round steamrolling of the Pittsburgh Steelers. Several national pundits elevated the Baltimore Ravens in recent power rankings after their overwhelming 28-14 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers in the Wildcard Round of the AFC playoffs. The Ravens remain a consensus top-five team while rising as high as two...2025
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• Sean Payton says the Broncos need to have a strong offseason

Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images Sean Payton told reporters after Sunday’s loss to the Bills that the Broncos need to have a strong offseason. Despite their disappointing blowout loss to the Bills this past Sunday, they had a successful season where they greatly exceeded expectations. They were viewed as one of the worst teams in the league heading into the season, experts and analysts criticized t...2025
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• Tuesday Trenches: The NFL needs the Bengals in the playoffs

Sam Greene/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images These AFC games..... woof. We’re through the wildcard round of the playoffs, and the AFC matchups had very little to offer. The Chargers went to Houston and were defeated by the Texans by a score of 32-12, and it was really never close. Justin Herbert picked a bad time to have a four-interception game. Then there was the AFC Nort...2025
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• Broncos will have the 20th overall selection in the 2025 NFL Draft

Photo by John Smolek/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images With the 20th overall selection in the 2025 NFL Draft, the Denver Broncos select... With the Denver Broncos 2024 season coming to an end on Sunday after their loss to the Buffalo Bills in the wildcard round of the playoffs, their placement in the first round of the 2025 NFL Draft has been finalized. They were in a three-way tie with the...2025
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• Broncos will have the 20th overall selection in the 2025 NFL Draft

Photo by John Smolek/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images With the 20th overall selection in the 2025 NFL Draft, the Denver Broncos select... With the Denver Broncos 2024 season coming to an end on Sunday after their loss to the Buffalo Bills in the wildcard round of the playoffs, their placement in the first round of the 2025 NFL Draft has been finalized. They were in a three-way tie with the...2025
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• NFL’s expansion of playoff field to 14 teams has been a mistake

Photo by Timothy T Ludwig/Getty Images In five years since its introduction, the seventh seed has only won a single game There’s a history between the Los Angeles Rams and the National Football League’s expansion of the playoff. The Rams missed out on the 2019 postseason despite a 9-7 record. With the next collective bargaining agreement (CBA), the following season the NFL added a seventh ...2025
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• Ranking the top 5 Denver Broncos offseason needs

Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images With the 2024 Denver Broncos season in the books, let’s take a look at the needs they need to address this off-season. With the 2024 Denver Broncos season in the books after their wildcard round loss to the Buffalo Bills, it is already time to start looking forward to next season. The Broncos overachieved this past year, found their quarterback, an...2025
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• Denver Broncos 2025 key pending free agents

Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images With the Broncos season now over, let’s take a look at the Broncos pending free agents. After the Denver Broncos fell to the Buffalo Bills in the wildcard round of the playoffs, let us waste no time looking forward to free agency. The Broncos have several players on the verge of free agency including a few notable and key starters on defense. These poten...2025
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• Multiple Ravens pass catchers stepped up against Steelers in Zay Flowers’ absence

Photo by Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images With their Pro Bowl wide receiver out of commission for the first round of the playoffs, other skill position players rose to the occasion. When a team can establish the run and dominate on the ground in the historic fashion that the Baltimore Ravens produced in their Wildcard round victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers, the contributions in the passing ...2025
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• NFC Wild Card Round: Green Bay Packers @ Philadelphia Eagles Thread & Game Information

Photo by Wagner Meier/Getty Images Today, the first of two NFC Wildcard Round Playoff games has the Green Bay Packers traveling to take on the Philadelphia Eagles. The Green Bay Packers, with their 11 and 6 record, came in third in the NFC North and earned the seventh seed in the NFC playoffs. The Philadelphia Eagles hold the second overall seed after winning the NFC East with their 14 and...2025
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• Scouting the Enemy: Buffalo Bills

Photo by Perry Knotts/Getty Images The Denver Broncos head on the road to take on the Buffalo Bills in the AFC’s Wildcard Playoff round. Here is a deeper look at Denver’s postseason opponent. The Denver Broncos bucked the media predictions and proved their doubters wrong in 2024. Under the tutelage of Head Coach Sean Payton and Defensive Coordinator Vance Joseph, they improved demonstrably...2025
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• How have the Rams and Vikings changed since regular season matchup?

Photo by Katelyn Mulcahy/Getty Images Which key players are in/out of the starting lineup in wildcard round? We are just days away from the postseason rematch between the Los Angeles Rams and Minnesota Vikings. These teams last met in Week 8. But things change quickly in the NFL. While the Rams came out on top of the first matchup 30-20, there have been several changes in each teams’ star...2025
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• 2024 NFL Power Rankings Wildcard Round: Ravens move up slightly after securing AFC North title

Photo by Greg Fiume/Getty Images The latest power rankings following their Week 18 trouncing of the Cleveland Browns. Several national pundits boosted the Baltimore Ravens in recent power rankings after their dominant 35-10 win over the Cleveland Browns to secure the division and the No. 3 seed in the AFC playoffs. The Ravens are a consensus top-six team while rising as high as three on a ...2025
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• From 0-2 to back-to-back division champs: Ravens embody resiliency and brotherhood

Photo by Kathryn Riley/Getty Images This year’s team is battle-tested and peaking at the right time as they get ready to embark on a playoff run. Before the 2024 regular season even got underway, the Baltimore Ravens had already been through the ringer and experienced a tremendous amount of adversity which made Saturday’s clinching of a second straight AFC North title with a 35-10 win over...2025
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• AFC North Preview Week 18: Ravens host banged-up Browns; Steelers take on surging Bengals

Photo by Todd Olszewski/Getty Images Taking a look ahead for the AFC North division in Week 18. Baltimore Ravens (11-5) Unlike most division leaders who already have their titles and playoff seeding secured, the reigning AFC North champions are heading into their regular-season finale at home with plenty to play for. The Ravens will kick off Week 18 against the lowly Browns and with a win,...2025
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• 6 Rams I’m excited to watch as team expected to rest starters

Photo by Brooke Sutton/Getty Images Jimmy Garoppolo expected to start in place of Matthew Stafford in Week 18 The 2024 regular season is all but over for the Los Angeles Rams. LA has wrapped up the NFC West division and expected to rest starters in their final matchup against the Seattle Seahawks. There is still playoff seeding on the line, and it remains to be seen which opponent they wil...2025
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• DBN’s Exclusive Interview: Browns long snapper Charley Hughlett talks about bouncing around the league, contract negotiations and more

Photo by Frank Jansky/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images 26 questions with a long-tenured player with steady play The Cleveland Browns have several players that they don’t have to worry about. Both offensive guards Joel Bitonio and Wyatt Teller, along with defensive end Myles Garrett are great examples. Nick Chubb when he is healthy. And long snapper Charley Hughlett. RELATED: WHERE TOP-P...2024
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• 2024 NFL Power Rankings Divisional Round: Ravens crack top 3 after thrashing Steelers
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• Sean Payton says the Broncos need to have a strong offseason
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• Tuesday Trenches: The NFL needs the Bengals in the playoffs
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• Broncos will have the 20th overall selection in the 2025 NFL Draft
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• Ranking the top 5 Denver Broncos offseason needs
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• Winners and Losers from the Denver Broncos 31-7 loss to the Buffalo Bills

Photo by Elsa/Getty Images I give you the winners and losers from the Broncos 31-7 defeat to the Buffalo Bills. Well, that sucked, but should come as a huge surprise. The Broncos exceeded expectations all season and had a tough road game against a Super Bowl favorite in the Bills and it went as expected. The Broncos are a few good offseasons away from being a legit contender but fought har...2025
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• Horse Tracks: Sean Payton trade was worth the cost

Photo by Justin Edmonds/Getty Images The Denver Broncos made a blockbuster trade with the New Orleans Saints to acquire the rights to hire Sean Payton. Now we know it was worth the high cost. When the Denver Broncos send a first and second round pick to the New Orleans Saints to acquire the rights to hire Sean Payton as their next head coach in early 2023, many of us balked at the high co...2025
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• Broncos vs Bills picks: 3 picks for a same-game parlay for Wild Card Round

Isaiah J. Downing-Imagn Images Here are my favorite three picks for the same-game parlay offered by FanDuel for the Denver Broncos Wild Card game against the Buffalo Bills. The Denver Broncos will travel to Buffalo to take on Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills this Sunday at 11 am MT on CBS. This will be the Broncos' first postseason game since Peyton Manning road off into the sunset after ...2025
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• 2024 NFL Power Rankings Divisional Round: Ravens crack top 3 after thrashing Steelers
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• Baltimore Ravens vs. Buffalo Bills NFL Divisional Round kickoff time announced

Photo by Michael Owens/Getty Images The Ravens and Bills kickoff time for the NFL playoffs has been released. It’s a good thing that the Baltimore Ravens are built to brave and thrive in the elements, especially the cold because they will likely be playing in frigid temperatures in Orchard Park, New York, next Sunday night when they travel to play the Buffalo Bills in a primetime divisiona...2025
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• Multiple Ravens pass catchers stepped up against Steelers in Zay Flowers’ absence
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• Winners and Losers from the Denver Broncos 31-7 loss to the Buffalo Bills
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• NFC Wild Card Round: Green Bay Packers @ Philadelphia Eagles Thread & Game Information
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• Horse Tracks: Sean Payton trade was worth the cost
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• Scouting the Enemy: Buffalo Bills
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• Horse Tracks: Bo Nix earns FedEx Air & Ground Player of the week honors for performance versus Chiefs

Isaiah J. Downing-Imagn Images Another day, another honor for rookie quarterback Bo Nix. Good morning, Broncos Country. Another day, another award for Denver Broncos rookie quarterback Bo Nix. For his efforts against the Kansas City Chiefs last Sunday, Nix was tabbed as Week 18’s FedEx Air & Ground Player of the Week. It’s his second award for his offensive performance against the Chiefs. ...2025
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• 2024 NFL Power Rankings Wildcard Round: Ravens move up slightly after securing AFC North title
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• Ranking the top 5 Denver Broncos offseason needs
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• Winners and Losers from the Denver Broncos 31-7 loss to the Buffalo Bills
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• Broncos vs Bills picks: 3 picks for a same-game parlay for Wild Card Round
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• From 0-2 to back-to-back division champs: Ravens embody resiliency and brotherhood
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• Broncos riding high on their way to a playoff date with the Bills

Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images It was an emotional season filled up ups and downs, but the Denver Broncos are riding high off a shutout victory over the Kansas City Chiefs. Next stop? A Wildcard Round battle against the Buffalo Bills. This season for the Denver Broncos was one filled with highs and lows. Things started off shaky dropping their first two games to the Seattle Seahaw...2025
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• Winners and Losers from the Denver Broncos 38-0 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs

Photo by Justin Edmonds/Getty Images THE DENVER BRONCOS ARE PLAYOFF BOUND! THE DENVER BRONCOS ARE POSTSEASON-BOUND FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE SUPER BOWL 50!! With their shutout blowout victory over the Kansas City Chiefs, the Denver Broncos have clinched a spot in the postseason for the first time since 2015. They will finish the year with a 10-7 record, a promising young quarterback, and on...2025
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• Houston Texans NFL Power Rankings: Week 18

Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images Where is Houston ranked after their loss to the Ravens? Here we are, at the end of the 2024 regular season! It’s been…one heck of a regular season! I guess! In one of the final power rankings of this big season, the Houston Texans find themselves in the most precarious position on all of the rankings. Despite their guaranteed spot in the wildcard round as A...2025
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• The Linc - “This is the kind of game [the Eagles] need coming off a weird week”

Bill Streicher-Imagn Images Philadelphia Eagles news and links for 12/13/24. Let’s get to the Philadelphia Eagles links ... Great Opportunity - Iggles BlitzThe Eagles take on the 10-3 Steelers on Sunday. That game is a great opportunity in a few ways. First, it gives the Eagles a chance to flush the past week down the drain. Go beat the Steelers and no one will care about last week. The sc...2024
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• Jaguars' Cam Robinson avoids season-ending injury

Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports Good news for the Jaguars, as LT Cam Robinson will reportedly be available to return from Sunday's knee injury in three to six weeks. The Jacksonville Jaguars will reportedly be without their starting left tackle Cam Robinson for three to six weeks after Robinson left Sunday's Houston Texans road victory with a left knee injury. #Jaguars OT Cam Robinson...2023
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• Winners & Losers: Jared Goff outclassed Matthew Stafford in Detroit

Photo by Rey Del Rio/Getty Images LA’s red zone shortcomings determined outcome in Wildcard round The Los Angeles Rams were one of the hottest football teams in the National Football League coming into the NFC wildcard round. LA started the year 3-6 but turned a corner once Matthew Stafford, Kyren Williams, and Cooper Kupp all rounded into full health. The Rams were playing with house mon...2024
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• Rams boost four rookies on NFL.com All-Rookie Team

Photo by Ryan Kang/Getty Images LA’s stellar 2023 draft class continues to receive the recognition it deserves Heading into the season, the Los Angeles Rams were viewed as a rebuilding team with a long ways to go. Enter a remarkably strong draft class and LA was able to finish a surprising 10-7 with a trip to the Wild Card Round. GM Les Snead’s stellar draft haul received further recogniti...2024
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• PFF grades: LA should be confident if Russ Yeast must start in wildcard

Photo by Harry How/Getty Images Jordan Fuller left Week 18 with an ankle injury, thrusting Russ Yeast into action Week 18 went just about as well as the Los Angeles Rams could have hoped for entering their regular season finale against the San Francisco 49ers. Sean McVay rested LA’s key starters—including Aaron Donald, Matthew Stafford, Kyren Williams, Cooper Kupp, and Ernest Jones—and sti...2024
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• Jordan Love throws for 272 yards and three TDs in Packers' 48-32 win over Cowboys | NFL Highlights

Jordan Love threw for 272 yards and three TDs in the Green Bay Packers' 48-32 win over the Dallas Cowboys in the wildcard round of the playoffs....2024
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• Dolphins have third-longest active streak of winning seasons in NFL
Photo by Peter Joneleit/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The Miami Dolphins, after a generation of mediocrity, appear to be coming out of their malaise. The Miami Dolphins, once the winningest team in NFL history, have fallen off since the end of the Dan Marino era at the turn of the century. For an entire generation, the Dolphins have been an afterthought with occasional seasons of surpr...2023
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• BREAKING: Buccaneers to sign QB Baker Mayfield
Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images The Bucs woke up feeling dangerous and now have found their new signal caller The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have themselves a QB. It was reported by Tom Pelissero of the NFL Network that Baker Mayfield is signing a year deal with the Buccaneers with a value of up to $8.5 million dollars. Mayfield was always high on the Bucs list of available options at the q...2023
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• DBN’s Exclusive Interview: Browns long snapper Charley Hughlett talks about bouncing around the league, contract negotiations and more
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• CeeDee Lamb Week 18 dominance should put his name in season award conversations

Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports CeeDee Lamb forever. The Dallas Cowboys beat the Washington Commanders on Sunday 38-10. The win gives the Cowboys the NFC East title, as well as securing them the number two seed in the playoffs. The importance of the win can’t be overstated, as it gives the Cowboys at least two home playoff games if they advance that far. The offense was led by QB Dak Prescot...2024
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• The Linc - Bench James Bradberry?

Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images Philadelphia Eagles news and links for 12/20/23. Let’s get to the Philadelphia Eagles links ... In Roob’s Bonus Eagles Observations: Is it time to bench James Bradberry? - NBCSP1. Is it time to bench James Bradberry? You can sure make a case for it. Bradberry isn’t remotely the same player he was last year, and his struggles on that last drive Monday ni...2023
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• 2023 NFL Week 13 Power Rankings: Dallas Cowboys continue to rank among the best

Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports Our latest NFL power rankings, including where outlets across the internet have the Dallas Cowboys. There is just one NFL game left in the month of November and it just so happens that our favorite team is set to play in it. We have indeed reached December football (effectively speaking) which means the stakes are higher than ever before. With critical attenti...2023
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• 12 Thoughts as the Seahawks kick off the 2023 season

A collection of FTR thoughts that weren’t turned into their own articles ... It’s Seahawks game day so I’ll keep this brief - well, “brief” in an FTR sense, anyway. Thought No. 1 It’s been a while since the Seahawks have whooped the Rams. They swept the series last year, but both games were very close, with one of them requiring overtime for Seattle to seal the win. The Seahawks won by double di...2023
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• Evaluating the pros and cons of signing RB J.K. Dobbins to a contract extension
Ravens RB J.K. Dobbins is entering the final year of his rookie contract and is seeking a new deal. | Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images There are solid reasons for and against giving the fourth-year pro a new deal sooner rather than later. The Baltimore Ravens have numerous players that will be either playing on the final year of their current contracts during the 2023 season. Fourth-ye...2023
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• 2024 NFL Power Rankings Divisional Round: Ravens crack top 3 after thrashing Steelers
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• Broncos will have the 20th overall selection in the 2025 NFL Draft
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• NFL’s expansion of playoff field to 14 teams has been a mistake
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• Baltimore Ravens vs. Buffalo Bills NFL Divisional Round kickoff time announced
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• Ravens Wildcard Rookie Report: Wiggins allows first career touchdown; Rosengarten neutralizes T.J. Watt again

Mitch Stringer-Imagn Images The first-round cornerback paid for a lack of discipline while the second-round offensive tackle handled a future Hall of Famer. The Baltimore Ravens won their fifth straight game to punch their ticket to the divisional round of the playoffs in a 28-14 thrashing of the Pittsburgh Steelers on Saturday in the Wildcard round. They did so with meaningful contributio...2025
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• Multiple Ravens pass catchers stepped up against Steelers in Zay Flowers’ absence
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• NFL Black Monday 2025: Tracking the head coaching, GM changes as 2024 season ends

Photo by Billie Weiss/Getty Images The NFL season ended yesterday, which means today will be the biggest day of change around coaching staffs and front offices. We track all the firings and rumors as the day progresses. The NFL regular season ended just before midnight last night, which means owners have had a few hours to ruminate on what they want to do with their teams. As playoff teams...2025
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• AFC North Preview Week 18: Ravens host banged-up Browns; Steelers take on surging Bengals
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• 2023 NFL Power Rankings Wildcard Round: Ravens stay on top despite meaningless season finale loss

Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images The latest power rankings following their Week 18 defeat in a game in which they rested several starters. The vast majority of national pundits still view the Baltimore Ravens as the undisputed best team in the league even after they after they had their six-game winning streak snapped in a Week 18 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers that saw several starter...2024
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• Are the Ravens the ‘sleeping giant’ in AFC for the 2023 season?
Tommy Gilligan-USA TODAY Sports Despite having a former unanimous league MVP under center, the team has been flying under the radar compared to some of the other top contenders in the conference. Professional sports teams with a former league MVP still in their prime are rarely overlooked, especially in the NFL. However, with an AFC loaded with playoff and championship contenders, and all...2023
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• The Curse of 1998: Part 3
Fred Smoot celebrates a Victory against the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2006. | Photo by George Gojkovich/Getty Images The Love Boat, Whizzinator, Super Bowl Tickets, and the continued descent into hell In Part 2, we explored how the Minnesota Vikings truly began their descent into the NFL’s version of Dante’s Inferno, crossing into Limbo with 2003’s tragic season-ending loss to the Arizona Ca...2023
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